Rancho Santa Anna Botanical Gardens, California (Color) (22 images)

This little gem, the Rancho Santa Anna Botanical Gardens, were hiding right across the street from Pomona College for two years before I explored them. Though I didn't get to see the resident hawk, I did get to play around with some macro photography, which I don't often get to do. I found a really old Nikon macro lens from my 35mm film days and it worked fine with my digital now. Among my discoveries that day were a tree with a purple, extremely smooth bark, pinecones the size of my head,...more »

This little gem, the Rancho Santa Anna Botanical Gardens, were hiding right across the street from Pomona College for two years before I explored them. Though I didn't get to see the resident hawk, I did get to play around with some macro photography, which I don't often get to do. I found a really old Nikon macro lens from my 35mm film days and it worked fine with my digital now. Among my discoveries that day were a tree with a purple, extremely smooth bark, pinecones the size of my head, some beautiful flowers, and an exceptionally brave squirrel. I think I said this for my Huntington Gardens pictures too, but I enjoyed capturing small, subtle details and textures rather than my usual, more epic landscapes.« less